Geotools is used by a number of projects including Web Feature Servers, Web Map Servers, and desktop applications, as is described on this page. Some screenshots of Geotools in action are also available.

Programmers wishing to use GeoTools in their own applications can get more information from the Use page and the User Guide. Developers wishing to extend the GeoTools library can get started on the Develop page and the Developer Guide.

GeoTools releases can be found on the downloads page. The Geotools code base is maintained in a subversion repository.

Recommended for almost all users. Report bugs and submit patches for this version.
The 2.3.x branch of GeoTools has improve the handling of imagery. This represents the first release made in collaboration with the OSGeo foundation.

Our plans for GeoTools can be found in this document.
If your project needs to interact with our project goals and milestones please talk to us. This is an open development process and your contributions can make the difference.

GeoTools Project

The GeoTools Project is:

run by the Project Management Committee (PMC)
(a group of volunteers who have made significant contributions to the project.)

It's been a big week for GeoTools releases, with both 2.6-RC1 and 2.5.8 hitting the streets.
GeoTools 2.5.8 has seen a number of changes including:
Improvements Shapefile locking
Various fixes to ImageMosaic stability
Support for JDBC aggregate functions
To try out the latest release, head on over to the downloads page http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/2.5.8 .
GeoTools 2.6 has finally reached release candidacy, with the resolution of a few key issues,…